United States History: A Multicultural, Interdisciplinary Guide to Information Sources (2nd edition)

Prior to the late nineteenth century, for many observers US history was merely a minor adjunct to European history. With the end of the nineteenth century, the USA became a major force in world events. Earlier US historians and writers such as Alfred Mahan and Frederick Jackson Turner gave US history a new legitimacy. Now the historical literature relating to the USA is voluminous and encompasses many subdisciplines (e.g. economic history, social history, cultural history, military history, etc.). With such a large amount of material available, both the casual student of history and the experienced professional historian may feel at...